"I have always desired to have at least one type of livestock in my compound just like any other family in the village. Low income from casual work could not support me to accomplish this dream because of the many demands I have from my family. I know when I have at least one livestock in my compound, my life will change. This is a good investment especially here in the village. In most cases when they give birth, some of them can be sold and the rest keep on increasing in numbers. I believe I will have herds of cattle in my life because of GD."

"I have a lot of hope that in the next six month I expect to have started second-hand shoe business to supplement with my second hand- clothe business. The reason being there is a demand for shoes and also Ig= gather information about how my customers talk when they come to buy clothes. In our area there is no one selling affordable clothes and therefore this motivates me a lot because I know I will have more customers."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have established my home hence have a peace of mind in my own place because currently, we have small and many issues with my inlaws which will definatle change if I move out."

"I the next six months, I will have increased the number of cows that i own. I wil buy yound ones and keep them on my farm. This is effortss towards being a milk producer which will majke a good souxce odf stable income to me."

"My expectation is that we would be living a better and improved life more than we are now. My children should be able to have enough and healthy food for them. I also expect my children to study well since I hope I will be able to cater for their school feees well on time."

"I have always wished to be able to own a cow to provide milk for my family.Aside from that,my spouse and I got a very small piece of land from our parents to cultivate.Its produce is hardly enough to feed my family and hence this has made us incur extra costs of purchasing maize and milk.Receiving this money means that I will be able to buy a dairy cow as well as lease another piece of land to cultivate"

"My life has been different, I am now able to plan for my future. Initially, before the transfers, my life was very difficult. I was doing casual works, sometimes getting work was on and off. The little I got was not enough to fend for my family. I was working from hand to mouth and I could hardly save. Now I can provide for my family upkeep and also be able to save money. I have invested in my farm and hopefully, I will get a good yield return. I also bought a motorcycle with the first transfer I got, and this helps to provide my family with daily sustenance. Motorcycles are very common in our place and this is a mode of transport that everyone prefers to ride on. They are convenient and generates a lot of profit, which I will save and be able to buy another one in future."

"My life is different in that I now have money to buy or do whatever I want. Life was hard before I started receiving money from GiveDirectly since I would struggle to get money to buy food or even clothes to wear. Today I can eat as much 'Ugali' as I want and I can buy good clothes to wear. I now have some livestock to keep, before I did not have money to buy them but now am so happy and grateful to GiveDirectly for supporting me and helping me improve my life for the better. This livestock will be used to tilt my land and later I can sell them so as to get money to keep feeding myself and my family."

"My life has been different since I received the transfers from GiveDirectly. Due to the lack of a stable source of income, I used to survive on the casual jobs to make ends meet. Providing food for my family was an uphill task because sometimes they had to sleep hungry. I feel empowered since I have now bought two bulls to plough my farm. Initially, I was using my hands to till and It consumed a lot of time and energy before I prepared my land for farming. I can now expect to have a good yield from my farm and be able to sell the surplus to earn a profit."

"My thirst for education was cut short two years ago when I became pregnant in class 7. Guilt, shame and condemnation overcame me and my esteem hit a rock bottom. When I couldn't summon the courage to face my parents, I ran away to the man responsible for my baby and has been married for two years. Being a mother at such an early age is an incessant thought of regret I have harbored since then. My ambition was to continue with education and acquire skills than would give me a better life than this. "